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Newsby StaffMay 21, 2003

Cubic receives $2.2 million BART order

Cubic will implement technology to allow commuters to park with the same ticket they use for BART trains and buses.

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Newsby StaffMay 15, 2003

INIT wins $20 million Houston Metro contract

INIT will supply its technology for fleet dispatch, control and management to be installed in the control center and on a fleet of 1,350 buses.

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Newsby StaffMay 9, 2003

Orion hybrid bus passes New York reliability test

Completion of the reliability tests at MTA New York City Transit clears the way for deliveries of 325 buses to begin this year.

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Newsby StaffMay 6, 2003

Cubic to equip Los Angeles BRT with smart card ticketing

Equipment delivered under the new $7.45 million contract will allow passengers to pay their fares on the station platforms before the buses arrive instead of onboard.

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Articlesby StaffMay 1, 2003

Pennsylvania coach operator adds digital TV feed to buses

Capitol Trailways in Harrisburg, Pa., added an information system to five of its coaches that provides passengers with digital TV transmissions of news, weather and sports.

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ArticlesMay 1, 2003

Omaha looks ahead with a retro bus fleet

The local transit property, Metro Area Transit (MAT), is refurbishing 10 buses that were retired when Richard Nixon still presided in Washington.

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Newsby StaffApril 18, 2003

WMATA to purchase 175 CNG buses for $36.5 million

The procurement, which WMATA expects to award in the next six months, will increase the fleet to 339 compressed natural gas buses.

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Newsby StaffApril 10, 2003

Albuquerque weighs BRT vs. light rail

While the city contemplates its decision, express buses will be placed into service by next year.

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ArticlesApril 1, 2003

Yosemite Pining for Hybrid Electric Buses?

The National Park Service is hoping that hybrid electric buses will erase concerns about tailpipe emissions and noise pollution created by shuttle buses at Yosemite National Park.

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Articlesby StaffApril 1, 2003

‘Creeps’ campaign spurs protest in Vancouver, B.C.

A General Motors Canada advertising campaign in Vancouver, Canada, that bashes transit buses and their passengers was scrapped after complaints whistled in from all directions.

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